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Colette Arrand May 27, 2022. 4 minute read
Britt Baker’s Johnny Depp T-shirt Is a Fun Reminder That You Can’t Escape Anything
I’m going to begin this piece by acknowledging that last week, Fanfyte ran two reviews that were decidedly in favor of an Abortion Rights Are Human Rights! shirt that CM Punk wore on an episode of AEW Dynamite. This is a political statement he’s now made twice when performing in…
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David Bixenspan May 27, 2022. 6 minute read
AEW Is Finally Back in Vegas, and Boy Have Things Changed
Double or Nothing, AEW’s annual Memorial Day weekend pay-per-view event, was supposed to be in Las Vegas every year, just as it was for their debut show in 2019. The COVID-19 pandemic changed that, with the 2020 (in front of wrestlers serving as the crowd) and 2021 (in front of…
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Trevor Dame May 26, 2022. 10 minute read
Owen Hart’s Legacy Goes Much Deeper Than His In-ring Career
It’s a depressing fact that we’ve now spent many more years debating how Owen Hart’s legacy should be celebrated than we got to enjoy actually watching it. It seems like every few years something sparks a new round of arguments, be it a book, DVD, interview, or Hall of Fame…
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Colette Arrand May 25, 2022. 1 minute read
Wardlow: A Review
Wardlow is a Large Man Who Does Powerbombs. If I were the person responsible for fixing the firmament of professional wrestling, Large Men Who Do Powerbombs would be a constellation with all of the coolest stars to watch, your Nashes and your Sids and your Vaders and your Awesomes and…
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David Bixenspan May 23, 2022. 8 minute read
How WWE Reacts When Workers Leave the Job
Last Monday night, the wrestling world was blindsided by the news, announced during Monday Night Raw, that Sasha Banks and Naomi, the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions, had walked out on the show over creative issues. And though the underlying story was big enough, it blew up even bigger because of…
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Joseph Anthony Montecillo May 20, 2022. 8 minute read
Press A+B Together: The Art of Stealing a Finisher
For a lot of reasons, theft has been on my mind in recent weeks. External events of the world aside, AEW Dynamite was rife with it on May 11th. The first two matches on the card—Dax Harwood vs. Adam Cole, and John Silver vs. CM Punk—both featured finishes that saw…
READ MORE >Colette Arrand May 19, 2022. Less than a minute
It’s May 19th! To Celebrate, Here’s a Timely Reminder About Kane
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Imran Khan May 19, 2022. Less than a minute
Guy Who Crossed Out His Pro-CM Punk Sign When Punk Came Out Wearing an Abortion Rights Shirt: A Review
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Colette Arrand May 18, 2022. Less than a minute
CM Punk’s “Abortion Rights Are Human Rights” Shirt: A Review
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Colette Arrand May 17, 2022. 6 minute read
“WWE Superstar Is a Job.” People Walk Off of Their Jobs All the Time.
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Colette Arrand May 16, 2022. 6 minute read
I Guess Ric Flair Is Wrestling His Last Match? Well, That Kinda Sucks.
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